The United States is pushing NATO countries to work with Turkey in hopes of healing divisions that have seen Ankara move closer to Russia, but at least one of those allies is bracing for more turmoil. Greece, embroiled in a dispute with Turkey over rights and resources in the eastern …
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China sets 'pragmatic' targets through 2035
Nation aims for ‘big leaps’ in economy, technology With decisive progress in the past five years and a strategic victory against the COVID-19, top leadership of the Communist Part of China (CPC) on Thursday unveiled a steady and bright picture for the country’s future, as it sets sweeping social and …
Read More »Chinese MOD announces military interaction with US 'aims to cool down tensions'
The Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the militaries of China and the US were currently holding a virtual meeting for crisis communication, and more exchanges and consultations on issues including maritime military security will be held by the year end.
Read More »Que veulent les terroristes? Nous soumettre!
Par la violence mais aussi l’influence médiatique, politique, financière, le jihad judiciaire, l’entrisme dans les institutions et la banalisation de leurs exigences, nos ennemis entendent nous imposer l’islam comme référence culturelle et source normative suprêmes. J’ai rédigé ce texte avant le tragique attentat qui vient de frapper Notre-Dame-de-Nice, et sur …
Read More »The New Kings of Jihadist Terrorism: Azerbaijan and Turkey
The vicious war against the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia by Azerbaijan, Turkey, and thousands of their jihadist terrorists has passed the one month mark. The jihadis’ presence, which includes ISIS, is consistent with the debauched political cultures and national ambitions of Azerbaijan and Turkey. It also tells …
Read More »From Ceasefire to Peace: The Necessity for a Russia, Iran and Turkey Partnership in the Karabakh Peace Talks
When in September 23, 1991 the Zheleznovodsk Declaration, as the first important mediation effort in the Karabakh conflict, was issued, an Azerbaijani journalist described it as “a light seen in a needle hole”. Now after three decades, the conditions dominating Karabakh conflict and the prospect for peace are still like …
Read More »How Europe Can Help Lebanon Overcome Its Economic Implosion
What’s new? The devastating blast in the Beirut port on 4 August 2020 was only the latest, and most terrifying, sign of the political bankruptcy of Lebanon’s ruling elites. These politicians have driven the country to the brink of ruin, as the banking sector collapses and COVID-19 spreads faster.
Read More »Iran tries to mediate cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia
The fighting on Iran’s northwestern border has begun to alarm officials who are attempting to mediate a cease-fire between the two sides. As the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues on Iran’s northwestern border, Iranian military officials have warned about the escalation as government officials travel to the neighboring countries …
Read More »New initiative in Israel for Jewish-Arab party
Center-left politicians and former Knesset members are advancing an initiative for a Jewish-Arab party. In three rounds of elections last year, Israel’s center-left bloc campaigned on the notion of dissociating itself with the country’s Arab citizens. In an effort to sway right-wing voters to switch allegiance to the center-left bloc, …
Read More »Are attacks on Syrian opposition signal from Moscow to Ankara?
As Turkey conducts simultaneous campaigns in different theaters — including assistance to Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict — Moscow must be tempted to exploit the turbulence to extract concessions from Ankara.
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